Supreme Court Clerks’ $250,000 Clerkship Bonuses. Discuss.

By

Peter Lattman

Jun 18, 2007 5:32 pm ET

Supreme Court law clerks that join law firms are now receiving signing bonuses of up to $250,000. On top of their $160,000 starting salaries, that has them making roughly double what their former bosses earn. (Chief Justice Roberts earns $212,000 a year; the other eight each make $203,000.) What should we make of that? In […]